Plant derivative could help refine cancer treatment
Story Summary: Study reveals new genetic culprit in deadly skin cancer– 30 Aug 2009 — Drawing on the power of DNA sequencing, National Institutes of Health researchers have identified a new group of genetic. New technique could eliminate inherited mitochondrial disease– 26 Aug 2009 — Researchers have developed an experimental technique with the potential to prevent a class of hereditary disorders passed. The MCG researchers think it may also play a role in cancer treatment by inactivating a protein required for cancer growth. The celastrol induces the protein to form fibrils and clusters it together, which inactivates it, said Dr Chadli, whose research was published in the January edition of The Journal of Biological Chemistry. When they are clustered, theyre not available for other functions that help cancer grow. The research was funded by a seed grant from the MCG Cardiovascular Discovery Institute and a Scientist Development Grant from The American Heart Association. They can hopefully be used in combination with other therapeutic agents to reduce the probability of cancer resistance, he said. Source: Medical College of Georgia– 23 August 2009Johns Hopkins scientists say they have figured out how bacteria that cause diarrhoea may also be the culprit in some colon cancers. Source: Medical College of Georgia– 23 August 2009Johns Hopkins scientists say they have figured out how bacteria that cause diarrhoea may also be the culprit in some colon cancers. — full story– 15 July 2009An international team of scientists has sequenced the genome of Schistosoma mansoni, a parasitic worm, commonly known as a blood fluke, that infects 210 million in 76 countries through. — full story– 15 July 2009An international team of scientists has sequenced the genome of Schistosoma mansoni, a parasitic worm, commonly known as a blood fluke, that infects 210 million in 76 countries through….Read the Full Story
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